The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-16
ran IMPRISONED MINERS.
Their Bodies Found n N Old Drift
stepped by . Cave TAsy DrsP Down
Exhausted and Die.

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stepped BY . Cave They DrsP Down
Exhausted and Die.
VIRGINIA, New, July 10.-The air
pipe has been extended along the
Ferguson drift to where the bodies of
the six men lie. The air is not half
As hot in the drift IS it was yesterday.
This afternoon the undertaken is going
down with disenfectsnts to prepare
and box the bodies preparatory to
bringing them to the surface. The
bodies of the men were found at .
distance of about 500 feet from where
they opened the bulkhead and entered
the drift aud within 200 feet of the
incline wiuze fer which they were
making. The winze Is N old one on
the Con. Va. ground and leads down
To the 100 level. They were stopped
by big cave that closes the drift.
All were found lying in = line along
the drift. Pete Eddy Was in the lead,
next to him lay John Kennedy, then
Edward Jeffrey, then Chas. Doherthy,
behind him Martin Tresslis and in the
rear Peter Hamilton. The men appesr
10 have been completely exhausted,
and when they found tie way stopped
by the cave in the drift lay down and
died. Owing to the great heat of the
drift the bodies have been completely
dessicated, and no smell was observed
By those stepping and stopping over
them IN order to identify them. Al
though tue faces are much darkened
all are
READILY RECOGNIZED
by men Who know then. I've broth
ers of John kennedy vest down in the
mine to-day, and At once identified bis
BODY. With Charles Doughsrty Vas
found his dinner pail With his gold
watch in the top part. a lot of can
dies VAS found sirewn abou; where
the men lay. All the bodies were
naked except that they have on draw
ers. No writing of any kind has been
found. The tin pals have all been
looked over in expectation Of some
thing scratched on them with the peint
Of = miners cAndlestick. Ii vas
thought Eddy would have written
something, a. on = former occasion
when IN ; similar position be wrote
every half hour.
FIGHTING FoR THgIR LIVES.
The miners who have examined the
800 statioa Of The Bonner shaft, SAy
the six men undoubtedly fought FIRE
IN the station for a long time. II is
found that they carried back out OF
the old east station. where tie Ere
originated, lot of primers TO prevent
them from exploding. Their acre At
The station. two large hose Attached Ia
a hyGrSn, with 200 pressure and thsy
oaiy had 70 turn = cock 10 get on
stream. The east station shows that
they mus, have Pot the IRE oct there.
a. The iimbers a.. stood though badly
charrei. When that occurred IL would
seem that they Jeff ihs station and
attacked the bu.kheAi Il tie old drifi
in order 10 pass through !; to 9 Wine
leading down to the LOO level OF the
Co1. Va. and cut bv the way Of Sutro
Tunnel. All the water pals earned
bv the men were found empty. They
could have sc; fresh supply BY re
turning 10 the hulkhsAd where . bar
rel. two thirds full. stood - . truck
in the main drift. bu; il would seem
the efforts put forth. in Sighting the
ere a. the station and the WORK OF
opening = way through the bulkhe2d
added 10 the labor of climbing over
piles ofeAved dirt aad through n4r-os
places in foul air. and the great heat
of the place completely exhausted
them.
TAXING OFT TEE BODIES.
The work Of bringing the bedies out
Of The mine WAS accomplished more
speedily than was thought possible
early this eveding. The miners below
worked like heroes: they had q oisa-
greeAble task to perform a. well as
most srdnons one and we're in haste 70
have il ossT. ALI bodies reached the
surface il COED condition except thai
of Martin Treg ais, which was 80 much
decom posed that il almost fell 10
pieces in handling. When the bodies
had ell been brought 10 the top Of the
connecting Wine and placed in bexes
and carried out on trucks n the Con.
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